How many railroad crossings are in Santa Barbara, California?
The FRA inventory of lists 7 public railroad crossings in Santa Barbara, California.
- Public crossings
- 7
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 7
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 86%
- Most trains a day reported
- 16
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 4
- Gate share compared with the state
- 24 percentage points higher
Where are these public crossings?
Browse the listThe map shows the available locations on this page. Area shading may include crossings outside this group.
Gates are reported at 86% of these crossings.
- Gates686%
- Flashing lights without reported gates00%
- Signs without reported gates or lights114%
- Other or not reported00%
Each crossing appears once, grouped by its reported warning devices. Missing fields don't mean the warning devices are absent.
Which crossings in Santa Barbara, California have the most trains?
- The crossing on Garden Street reports 16 trains a day.
- The crossing on State Street reports 16 trains a day.
- The crossing on Anacapa Street reports 16 trains a day.
- The crossing on South Calle Cesar Chavez reports 16 trains a day.
- The crossing on Milpas Street reports 15 trains a day.
They are on Garden Street, State Street, Anacapa Street, South Calle Cesar Chavez and Milpas Street. None of the 7 public crossings in Santa Barbara, California has a quiet-zone designation.
Railroad bridges over roads in this city
- UP RR & AMTRAK over CARRILLO STREET
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 14 ft 11 in (4.57 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- UP RR & AMTRAK over MISSION STREET
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 16 ft 0 in (4.88 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- UP RR & AMTRAK over STATE ROUTE 225
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 14 ft 6 in (4.44 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
Clearance is the measured height recorded by the state in the National Bridge Inventory. The sign at the bridge can show a different figure.
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
Incident counts cover January 2016 through 31 July 2026. They describe reported events, not a rating of crossings.
Traffic counts were collected at different times. Road count years appear with each record; train count years are not reported separately.
How many trains pass each crossing?
Public crossings are ordered by reported trains a day, from most to lowest.
- Garden StreetSanta Barbara5,640 vehicles a day2016 road count
- State StreetSanta Barbara2,716 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Anacapa StreetSanta Barbara6,451 vehicles a day2016 road count
- South Calle Cesar ChavezSanta Barbara2,377 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Milpas StreetSanta Barbara10,438 vehicles a day2016 road count
- PedestrianSanta BarbaraNo road count has been reported.
- Montecito StreetSanta Barbara5,513 vehicles a day2016 road count
Crossings in Santa Barbara County
Trains blocking a crossing in Santa Barbara? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in California
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates